knock down

• فعل مركب يعني إسقاط شخص أو شيء على الأرض، أو خفض السعر.

A phrasal verb meaning to cause something or someone to fall to the ground, or to reduce the price of something.

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1. Cause to fallinformal

   To cause someone or something to fall to the ground by hitting them.

   إسقاط أرضًا

   • The cyclist was knocked down by a car.
   • He accidentally knocked down the stack of books.
   • The strong wind knocked down several trees.

   المرادفاتbowl overbring downcut downdeckdownfellfloorknock overmow downprostratetopple

   الأضدادerectliftraiseuphold

2. Reduce priceinformal

   To persuade someone to lower the price of something.

   خفض السعر

   • I managed to knock down the price by $50.
   • She tried to knock down the seller's asking price.
   • They knocked down the cost of the repairs.

   المرادفاتbargain downbeat downcutdiscountlowermark downreduceslash

3. Demolishformal

   To destroy or dismantle a building or structure.

   هدم

   • The old factory was knocked down to make way for a park.
   • They plan to knock down the wall to expand the room.
   • The city council approved the plan to knock down the abandoned building.

   المرادفاتbulldozedemolishdestroylevelpull downrazetear down

   الأضدادbuildconstructerectraise

الفعل الأساسيknock